2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
The 2000 House elections in Missouri occurred on November 3, 2000 to elect the members of the State of Missouri's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Missouri had nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census.
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These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2000 (including an election in Missouri where Democrat Mel Carnahan was posthumously elected to the United States Senate), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
In addition to the races for U.S. Senate, Governor, and Missouri's electoral votes for President, the House contest in the Show-Me state's sixth congressional district was also among the nation's most competitive races in 2000.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2000[1] | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats Before | Seats After | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,135,724 | 48.83% | 4 | 5 | +1 | |
| Democratic | 1,136,020 | 48.85% | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| Libertarian | 24,847 | 1.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Progressive | 15,947 | 0.69% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform | 8,293 | 0.36% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natural Law | 4,957 | 0.21% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,325,788 | 100.00% | 9 | 9 | — | |
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2000 Missouri House elections
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri 1 | William Lacy Clay, Sr. | Democratic | 1968 | Retired Democratic hold |
William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D) 76% Dwight Billingsly (R) 22% Brenda Reddick (G) 2% |
| Missouri 2 | James Talent | Republican | 1992 | Retired to run for Governor Republican hold |
Todd Akin (R) 56% Ted House (D) 43% Mike Odell (G) 1% |
| Missouri 3 | Dick Gephardt | Democratic | 1976 | Re-elected | Dick Gephardt (D) 58% Bill Federer (R) 40% Mary Maroney (G) 1% |
| Missouri 4 | Ike Skelton | Democratic | 1976 | Re-elected | Ike Skelton (D) 67% Cecilia Noland (R) 32% |
| Missouri 5 | Karen McCarthy | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Karen McCarthy (D) 69% Steve Gordon (R) 29% Charles Reitz (G) 1% |
| Missouri 6 | Patsy Danner | Democratic | 1992 | Retired Republican gain |
Sam Graves (R) 51% Steve Danner (D) 47% |
| Missouri 7 | Roy Blunt | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Roy Blunt (R) 74% Charles Christrup (D) 24% |
| Missouri 8 | Jo Ann Emerson | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Jo Ann Emerson (R) 70% Bob Camp (D) 29% Tom Sager (G) 1% |
| Missouri 9 | Kenny Hulshof | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Kenny Hulshof (R) 60% Steven Carroll (D) 39% Devin Scherubel (G) 1% |